CBS North Carolina wrote about the large, lovely feline earlier in the week and readers across the national took notice.

The Shelter said Friday the interest in the cat, now called Mr. Handsome, has been so overwhelming they have revised their adoption process.

“Due to the huge outpouring of interest from people and potential adopters, we are announcing a new adoption process for public safety reasons,” said Animal Services Director Alan Canady. “We are a small rural shelter on a narrow road. We simply could not accommodate large numbers of people arriving and parking here on Monday.”